IKMZ BTU Cottbus
The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus (BTU) was newly founded in 1991 following the reunification of Germany. Erected on the former location of the University of Civil Engineering and other institutes, its buildings are constructed in a uniform style. They are all of essentially the same shape, height and material. In the early nineties, a competition called for proposals for the modernization and ongoing development of the new BTU. In our proposal for the competition, we suggested placing two rectangular buildings on the area to the west of the university campus to house the library and the main lecture building. Those parts of the university that are also used by the population of Cottbus would become part of the city. But when the project was taken up again, the main auditorium had already been housed elsewhere within the campus. We came to the conclusion that the library required a different type of building; it would be a solitaire landmark within the surrounding urban architecture that would communicate the new spirit of the university and relate to the enviroment in many different ways.
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